Clay Cane author biography, plus links to books by Clay Cane.

Clay Cane

Clay Cane is an award-winning journalist, writer, radio host, and political analyst. A graduate of Rutgers University-Newark with a degree in African American Studies, his work has been featured in The Washington Post, CNN, and BET. His 2024 book, The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump, became an instant New York Times bestseller. His first book, Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race, was published in 2017. Burn Down Master's House: A Novel is his third book.

This biography was last updated on 01/27/2026.

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